MANILA, Philippines — The so-called NCR Plus will remain under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) until May 14, President Rodrigo Duterte announced Wednesday.
The President heeded the recommendation of experts and the Department of Health to keep Metro Manila, Rizal, Bulacan, Cavite and Laguna under MECQ to decongest hospitals.
In a pre-recorded briefing, Duterte said Santiago City in Quirino province and Abra province will also be under MECQ starting May 1.
Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque, in a separate statement, clarified these two areas will be under MECQ “for the whole month of May 2021.”
Meanwhile, the following areas will be under general communi…
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